What Does ITT Mean in Medical Terms?
ITT stands for intention-to-treat. Analysing study participants in their assigned groups.
intention-to-treat
Analysing study participants in their assigned groups.
Where you will see ITT
You will most often see ITT in medical charts and clinical notes.
Example
A chart note might use “ITT” as shorthand for intention-to-treat when documenting a patient's care.
Related abbreviations
- A&O x4 — alert and oriented times four (person place time situation)
- a.m. — ante meridiem (morning)
- A/P — assessment and plan
- AC — anterior chamber (eye)
- ACG — angle-closure glaucoma
- ACIOL — anterior chamber intraocular lens
- ACR — American College of Radiology (appropriateness context)
- acuity — patient acuity (severity level)
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